good bye Goodyears!!!

Discussion in 'Rims and Tires' started by durangatang, Apr 8, 2008.

  1. durangatang

    durangatang asphaultmeltingeuphoria

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    Finally got rid of those goodyears and swapped on a set of Nitto's 245/45 and 285/40. They grab a lot better then the good years and look better too. Spent about an hour today riding around on them.

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    woo

    Looks schnazzy hehe, how are they with traction control off? :dribble:
     
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    durangatang asphaultmeltingeuphoria

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    the goodyears where just plain slippery but these grab pretty good. I can still light'em up but I gotta power brake it to get them going.
     
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    Quick Mgmt. - I can't help you

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    Those look great. Those were first on my list and then the Vreds came up and are a consideration. Problem with the Vreds is the available sizes. The Nitto's are a lot closer.

    Did you consider 275/40 as well as the 285/40 for the rear? What made up your mind and what do you think now that they're on?
     
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    durangatang asphaultmeltingeuphoria

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    Man it took me forever to finally settle on these. I wanted to get some BFGs or some dunlops or maybe the INVOs but the final factor was 1 price 2 size availability and 3 I had these on my truck and they've turned about 20K with a good amount of tread left.

    I liked the look of the car as is but wanted wider in the rear. I wanted a set of 295s but couldn't find a set too match the front that was with in my price range. I didn't see a 275/40 available for the 420s. I didn't want too short of a tire until I do any suspension mods and most of the tires available were too short for my taste. I wanted to go wider on the front but I figured the 245s worked good before and should hold up well. I still plan on getting a set of 22's with some KWs but that might be a year or two away.

    I've since decorated my driveway with black strips from all the new tires I've got. :rock:
     
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    LegMaker LMI - LegMakerIntakes

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    love the tires...... think i have seen them somewhere before in those exact sizes!!! hahahahaha
    awesome choice my man!!!!

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    durangatang asphaultmeltingeuphoria

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    LOL!! yes in deed

    Yeah it was after I talked to you when I finally went down and ordered them.
     
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    which nittos are they? and what tires do you guys come with stock?
     
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    They are the Nitto 420 S. SRTs usually come with the Goodyear F1 supercars or the RSAs. I think...
     
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    You're just always trying to take the credit for everything hugh Chris.... next think you know you'll be claiming the black painted area of the wheels was yours!
     
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    Nice tires BTW... I am going to have to get a pair soon. Toss up between them and the V's...
     
  12. durangatang

    durangatang asphaultmeltingeuphoria

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    I've been itching to see if these rims clear the calipers on the SRT so I tried them on today
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    They don't hit anything, even the spindle clears the tires better then the charger.

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    Boss 329 22x9 with +20 offset
     
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    Looks good.And the thread even stayed on topic,Imagine that..
     
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    durangatang asphaultmeltingeuphoria

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    haha!! yeah really, guess they haven't go in here yet...
     
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    HalV48 They Call Me Patron

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    Nice choice.